Support for electric sadiron cords



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3 v 1 /427 52? ffiisczkrcyzza Argigw Patented Sept. 17, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFICa 1 Claim.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a device for supporting the electric cord connector of an electrically heated sadiron.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a flexible support of the above character which includes novel and improved constructions whereby it may be readily and conveniently applied to any marginal portion of an ordinary 1o ironing board or table and will function to support the electric cord connector of a 'sadiron at a substantial distance above the ironing board so as to prevent the said cord from engaging the article being pressed and which will also prevent said cord from kinking and from dragging along the edge or top surface of the board in a manner to interfere with the free manipulations of the sadiron.

Another object of the invention is to provide a flexible support of the above character composed of two separately formed elements, to wit, a flexible standard and a spring clamp, both of which are of simplified constructions which permit the said elements to be readily and conveniently assembled for use. In thisconnection the invention contemplates the interfitting of the parts in such manner that the parts maintain their assembled relation by means of a resilient gripping action exerted by each of the elements upon the other. 7

Other objects and advantages of the improved construction will be apparent from the detailed description of the embodiment of the invention shown in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view, in perspective, of

an ironing board showing a preferred embodiment of the invention clamped to the board and supporting an electric cord connector of an electrically heated sadiron.

Fig. 2 is a view in perspective of the spring clamp member of the device.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view, partly in section, illustrating the connection of the flexible standard member with the upper Jaw portion of the spring clamp.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 44 of Fig. 3, and V Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the upper end so of the flexible standard.

Referring to the drawing: I0 designates a portion of an ironing board, M an electrically heated sadiron, |2 the electric cord connector for the sadiron, and I3 designates a flexible support constructed in accordance with the invention for supporting the electric cord connector of the sadiron.

The supporting device comprises two principal parts, to wit, the spring clamp l4 and a flexible standard It, to the latter of which the cord connector I2 is adapted to be attached.

The clamp member It may be made of any suitable spring material. However, for the purpose of economy and eillciency, it is made, preferably, from a piece of steel wire which is of 10 suitable size and temper to provide the desired spring tension. The said wire is bent intermediate its ends, to form a plurality ofcoils I6; the ends I1 and 8 of the wire being bent toward each other to provide a suitable hand. grip. The 15 said ends of the wire are bent sharply inwardly, as indicated at l9 and 20, and terminate in elongated loops 2| and 22. The said loops extend transversely of the hand grip portion of the clamp and provide relatively long upper and '20 lower jaws which are adapted to clampingly en-' gage the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of the ironing board or table. The loop forming the lower jaw 2| of the clamp is connected to the upper bar ll of the hand grip and the loop forming the upper jaw 22 is connected to the lower bar I 8 of the hand grip. With this construction the arms of the clamp are interlocked and are normally under partial tension when they are in the position shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The said jaws 2| and 22 may be open and the tension of the coil I6 and bars I1 and I8 may be increased by compressing the bars of the hand grip portion of the clamp.

When the said clamp is in its applied position, the portions I9 and 20 preferably abut against the edge of the ironing board and the elongated loop shaped jaws 2| and 22 bear flat against the top and bottom surfaces of the board In.

The clamp member l4 and the supportingstandard l5 are connected together by means of an upwardly extending stud 23 formed on the upper jaw 22 of the.clamp and adapted to fit tightly within the coils of a helical spring 24, formed at the lower end of the standard I5. The said stud is preferably of inverted U-shape, and the legs 25-26 thereof are parallel so that they will bear firmly throughout their full length against the coils of the helical spring 24 of the standard and thereby prevent any rocking or tilting of the lower end of the said spring relative to the clamp. The said legs of the stud are under compression when the stud is inserted in the said helical spring andthe coils of the spring are tensioned by the force necessary to insert the said stud. Consequently, both the stud 23 and the helical spring 24 exert resilient gripping actions .on each other. The flt of the stud 23 within the spring 24 is normally such that it is impractical to insert the stud in or remove it from the spring solely by applying pressure lengthwise of the stud. However, the stud can be applied very easily by rotating it relative to the spring 24 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 4. Such rotating movement of the stud in opposition to the spiral or turnsof the spring, imparts an unwinding force to the coils of the spring'and thereby increases the diameter thereof sufficiently to permit lengthwise movement of the stud relative to the spring. In other words, the frictional .contact of the stud 23 against the inner surface of the spring coil 24, during such rotation of the stud, tends to unwind the coils of the spring.

The upper end of the standard I! is formed with a plurality of open coils 21 to receive the electric cord connector l2 of the sadiron. The said cord can be readily attached to the standard by winding it into the spaces between the open coils 21. The said open coils of the standard are preferably provided with a rubber covering 28 which provides sufilcient friction to hold the cord in any position of adjustment relative to the standard but which will permit such adjustment to be altered manually by pulling the cord through the open loop 21 while holding the latter against movement. y

In operation, the clamp l4 and standard I! are assembled in a manner above described'and the clamp jaws 2l-22 are applied to, preferably, a longitudinal marginal portionof an ironing board or table l0 so that the elongated loops or jaws of the clamp extend lengthwise of the path of movement of the electric iron. The cord connector I! of the sadiron II is then wound into the loop portion 21 at the upper end of the flexible standard ll. When the iron ll moves lengthwise of the board ID, the upper portion of the coil spring 24 and to some extent the single wire body of the standard II will flex longitudinally of the ironing board to compensate for the movement of the iron and at the same time maintain the cord l2 moderately taut so as to hold it clear of the ironing board.

While the invention is illustrated in one speciflc embodiment and is described with reference to that embodiment, it will be understood that the invention is not restricted to the specific features of constructions except in so far as such constructions are specifically incorporated in the claim.

I claim:

A support for an electric sadiron cord comprising, in combination, a clamp member including upper andlower jaws adapted to clampingly grip the top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of an ironing board adjacent one edge thereof, and a flexible standard comprising a spring metal wire formed at its lower end with a helical and laterally flexible coil for receiving and resiliently gripping a portion of said clamp and formed at its upper end with a plurality of open coils extending laterally from the shank portion of said standard for adjustably receiving the sadiron cord; the said portion of the clamp which is received in the said helical coil being somewhat larger than the inner diameter of the coil so that it is necessary, in assembling the said parts, to impart a rotary movement to one of the members in relation to the other and in a direction tending to unwind the said coiled portion of the standard.

MAR'I'IN KOSCIERZYNA. 

